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[*] posted on 5-21-2012 at 04:03 PM
Bombay Beach, Amboy, and Kelso


Visited some out of the way places awhile back, many stir the same feelings for me that Baja does.......

Bombay Beach is located on the east shore of the Salton Sea and has to deal with fluctuating water levels. It is the lowest city in the US (-223') and part of the town has succumbed to high water levels. A berm has been constructed to protect the remaining homes.




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you can see the berm behind this relic of a house.







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this one's for you Diane, somewhere in the Mojave




Amboy crater along RT 66




mid century lodging in style, Amboy




Kelso train station, newly restored is now a ranger station. They have a restaurant open that needs your business, their berry pies are worth a stop.




ticket office circa 1930's.........




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[*] posted on 5-21-2012 at 04:48 PM


I thought Salton Sea was losing water.

Let me see if I can find old images from Joshua Tree.
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[*] posted on 5-21-2012 at 05:01 PM


Ain't no place like Death valley, though.

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[*] posted on 5-21-2012 at 05:11 PM
Ludlow


In the mid 60's we stayed in ludlow while consrtucting the bridges on the soon to be I-40 what a desolate place.
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[*] posted on 5-21-2012 at 05:22 PM


Spectacular pics! Love those areas too. I visit Borrego Springs often and even there, 30 miles away, one can smell the Salton Sea at times---bluhhh. Wish they'd put a canal from the gulf to flush it out, be a boost to the economy to have those places like Bombay Beach thriving again.
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[*] posted on 5-21-2012 at 05:34 PM


Great Salton Sea portfolio Ken!! Great subjects beautifully photographed. You have a wonderful eye!



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[*] posted on 5-21-2012 at 05:41 PM


Salton Sea is a bit higher than when we fished and boated there (in the 1960's)... What has been happening is the salinity and agricuture runoff pollution has increased.



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[*] posted on 5-21-2012 at 05:48 PM


Love them Ken---I think the fourth one is my favorite--- love the angles! And dang, you found my artwork in the Mojave. :lol: Modern rock paintings.

Igor, great light in that second photo ---




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[*] posted on 5-21-2012 at 06:16 PM


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Ain't no place like Death valley, though.



Gorgeous image Igor. I love those dunes and you have photographed them beautifully here!




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[*] posted on 5-21-2012 at 07:35 PM


That's zabriskie point, Ken. There was a great program here in the bay area this weekend on DV - PBS's "Nature". Some staggering images on Badwater and the Racetrack.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/deathvalley/

I've stayed away from DV recently and when I saw the program I once again fell in love with the place.
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[*] posted on 5-21-2012 at 08:53 PM


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That's zabriskie point, Ken.


Oops I mistook them for the dunes near Stovepipe Wells:




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[*] posted on 5-21-2012 at 11:08 PM


Great photos!! You have a very good eye Ken.
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[*] posted on 5-22-2012 at 08:40 AM


Thanks all for the kind comments.

Mexitron,
The day we visited there was no odor, we got lucky.

Diane,
The 4th one is my favorite as well. Glad you enjoyed the “rock art”!

Igor,
Zabriskie Point is no doubt another iconic spot for photographers, I have spent many a day there.
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[*] posted on 5-22-2012 at 08:44 AM


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Ain't no place like Death valley, though.



One of my favorite places. The light changes the landscape minute by minute here.

Didn't care for the movie though.

Death 'Valley' is actually a graben.
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[*] posted on 5-22-2012 at 11:12 AM


We frequent the area during the Christmas season, not at Bombay Beach, but a few mile away, up the hill, at The Fountain of Youth. A couple of times we have had dinner at Bombay Beach at the Legion where there's always a large gathering that include locals, always a good meal of fish and chips.

Prehistorically, the Salton Sea was an arm of the Sea of Cortes. Or so they say. Lots to see around the area, the mud pots east of Niland, the bird wildlife areas with snow geese ans sandhill cranes wintering there, the obsidian deposiits and the several geothermal installations. The mudpots were once used to capture carbon dioxide to be used in make dry ice.
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